Match holder



Oct. 1, 1940. HAMBUN 2,216,492

MATCH HOLDER Filed March 12, 1938 INVENTOR.

ATTORNEYS.

Patented Oct. 1, 1940 UNITED STATES MATCH HOLDER.

Ed Hamblin, Woodward, kla., assignor of onethird to Mort B. Aldridge and one-third to Lennie D. Hart, both of Woodward, Okla.

Application March 12, 1938, Serial No. 195,614

3 Claims.

This invention aims to provide a simple but effective means whereby a package of matches may be attached to and supported by an article through the instrumentality of one or more adhesive tapes.

In the accompanying drawing:

Fig. 1 is a perspective view showing a device constructed in accordance with the invention;

Fig 2 is a cross section on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1.

Referring to the drawing, there is shown the casing of a match pack, the casing generally being made of paper or cardboard and comprising a back la having a short upstanding bottom flap 2a provided with a striking surface 3a. Matches 4a are held in place by a securing element 5a passing through the flap 2a and the back la. The matches 4a are housed by a long depending flap Be at the upper end of the back la, the lower end of the flap 6a being detachably inserted behind the upper portion of the lower flap 2a, above the securing element 5a.

In carrying out the invention there is provided an adhesive strip in, for instance tape, disposed transversely of the back la and having its adhesive surface attached to the inner surface of the back. The length of the strip la is greater than the width of the casing. The ends 8a of the strip 1a are folded inwardly, within the casing, and are covered by a flexible combined protector and holder, such as a piece of gauze 9a, engaged with the adhesive surfaces of the ends 8a. The part 9a is called a protector because it prevents the adhesive surfaces of the ends 8a from sticking to the matches 4a, and it is called a holder because it retains the ends 8a in inwardly-folded position. -A strip I l of adhesive material, such as tape, is adhesively engaged with the inner surface of the long top flap 6a, the ends I! of the strip ll being folded inwardly and being" connected adhesively by a protector and holder l4, 5 like the part 9a.

The ends of the strips "la and II are extended outwardly and attached to an article, to support the match back, gauze having been first removed.

What is claimed is: 10

1. A match pack'comprising a casing including a back, a depending top flap at the upper end of the back, and an upstanding bottom flap at the lower end of the back, the flaps being terminally and detachably interengaged, an adhesive tape disposed transversely of the casing, the intermediate portion of the tape being adhesively engaged with the inner surface of the casing, the length of the tape being greater than the width of the casing, to form tabs for adhesively mount- 20 mg the pack on a support, the tabs being folded inwardly, and a strip detachably and adhesively engaged with the inwardly-folded tabs, the strip constituting a protector, in that it prevents the adhesive surfaces of the tabs from sticking to the matches of the pack, and constituting a retainer, in that it holds the tabs in inwardly folded posi tion.

2. A match pack constructed in accordance with claim 1, and wherein the tape is adhesively a0 engaged with the inner surface of the back.

3. A match pack constructed in accordance with claim 1, and wherein the tape is adhesively engaged with the inner surface of the top flap. 

